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August 2012 story tips

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Data archived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can now be more effectively discovered, used and tracked through a new research resource from Thompson Reuters. US dependence on foreign oil could be further reduced with the introduction of a patented technology. The addition of graphics processing units to today's fastest central processing units promises significant increases in supercomputing capacity.

Networcsim hoping to broaden wireless revolution

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A Tennessee company has licensed award-winning software from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that will help industries install wireless networks more cost-effectively in challenging environments such as mines, offshore drilling platforms and factory floors.

New DataONE portal streamlines access to environmental data

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Environmental researchers who investigate climate change, invasive species, infectious diseases, and other data-intensive topics can now benefit from easy access to diverse datasets through technology released today by the Data Observation Network for Earth, or DataONE.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2012

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This release contains summaries are noteworthy research from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in July 2012.

Special report: Graphics processing units speed results in extreme-scale supercomputers

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Can scientists and engineers benefit from extreme-scale supercomputers that use application-code accelerators called GPUs (graphics processing units)? Comparing GPU accelerators with today's fastest central processing units (CPUs), early results from diverse areas of research show 1.5- to 3-fold speedups for most codes. That acceleration means increased realism of simulations and decreased time to results. A special report details these findings.

BESC researchers tap into genetic reservoir of heat-loving bacteria

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The identification of key proteins in a group of heat-loving bacteria by researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center could help light a fire under next-generation biofuel production.

Journal: Journal of Bacteriology

ORNL/UTK team maps the nuclear landscape

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee team has used the Department of Energy's Jaguar supercomputer to calculate the number of isotopes allowed by the laws of physics.

ORNL home to new battery manufacturing R&D facility

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Future automotive batteries could cost less and pack more power because of a new manufacturing research and development facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The $3 million Department of Energy facility allows for collaboration with industry and other national labs while protecting intellectual property of industrial partners. The laboratory is attracting battery manufacturers, chemical and materials suppliers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers.

ORNL wins 9 R&D 100s, bringing total to 173

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received nine R&D 100 awards. The awards, presented by R&D Magazine, recognize the top 100 innovations of 2012 and are sometimes referred to as the "Academy Awards of Science."

ORNL microscopy reveals workings behind promising inexpensive catalyst

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a substitute for expensive platinum catalysts.